OVENTE Countertop Infrared Single Burner, 1000W Electric Hot Plate with 7” Ceramic Glass Cooktop, 5 Level Temperature Setting & Easy to Clean Base, Compact Stove for Home Dorm Office, Silver BGI101S

Works great, im able to control cooking temp for a single pot , easy to store ,great price and quality l would recommend this cooktop

The media could not be loaded. I placed it on a silicone trivet. As my first test, I boiled one quart of water in a covered pan (see picture). It took nine minutes to reach boiling point set at Max. I added one cup of pasta and removed the cover while cooking so I could keep an eye on it. Pasta was perfectly cooked in the normal amount of time and the water remained at a steady boil throughout the cooking process. (Video attached).Burner surface was still at 368 degrees (see pictures) five minutes after it was turned off and unplugged and after 10 minutes it was still at 235 degrees. Obviously extreme caution is required around small children and curious pets to avoid serious contact burns.It's very lightweight and small enough to store pretty much anywhere.My first impression was positive. It performed as expected and better than I anticipated based on some of the reviews. I will update as time goes on if there are any issues to report.Update 4/26/24 - I have used this burner a few dozen times now since I bought it. I am especially pleased with its performance when making gravy. It maintains a steady simmer set on/or between power level 1 and 2. Regardless of what I'm cooking I don't notice any degradation in heat distribution after it reaches burner temperature and it cycles the burner to maintain the temperature without overheating. Foods still continue to cook exactly as they should without the need to fiddle with the heat knob. It maintains a steady simmer or boil as expected. Items brown nicely. Pasta cooks well. It has been very reliable so far. I love that I can place it on some butcher paper or old newspaper when I'm frying or sautéing and there is absolutely no mess to my countertops. Once it cools down it's so simple to clean with a damp cloth. I haven't used my induction stovetop in weeks. This little burner does such a great job and it has truly simplified my life because it's so portable I can cook on any surface. I just came back to purchase a second one for the times when I need two burners at once.

This has more power than I expected. I am able to cook all the usual stuff I cook (mac n' cheese, chicken ramen, pork ramen, beef ramen, not crab ramen because that stuff is terrible, green beans, Bush's baked beans, etc) and it only takes a little longer in most cases (your stove will have more power). It's a little small if you are using a large frying pan, but you can look at the size specs and you can know what to expect. So 5/5 stars for all those aspects. It works well and is easy to clean. It's stays in place well and seems fairly safe relative to other hot plates. My only beef with this thing is the control knob gets really hot and the numbers on the knob wore away in just a few uses. So if you have it turned up all the way and need to turn it down, sometimes the knob is quite hot. It's not hot enough to melt the knob, and it doesn't prevent you from turning the knob, but it's hot enough to be uncomfortable to touch for more than a few seconds at a time. That's really not great and the reason I bumped this down to a 4 star. The knob really should be cool even if the device is running at full blast unless I guess you like a few unnecessary challenges when you're cooking or if you're a glutton for punishment. If you're into that, then this would be a 5/5 for you.

This stove works like a Charm, heats up quickly, looks great, best value, i highly recommend it.

This replaced a very minimal 12 year old unit, one of those "just the heating coil" cheapos. I had no idea how much I had shortchanged myself 12 years ago, this is so much better.The glass top really makes a difference in heat distribution, the old unit had a hotspot in the middle and cooled gradually to the edges. Not so with this, seems even from edge to edge.The old unit's control know would not turn off the element. Not a defect, other buyers complained of it (so I knew it before buying). This one turns completely off fully counter-clockwise and that is so handy. Of course you shouldn't depend on this, but it's convenient when dinner's hot & ready, I don't have to immediately unplug it. And the markings are wonderful, easy to see. Old unit just had a "pointer" with no reference marks at all, really all so arbitrary I hardly used it for temperature control at all.Finally, those "coil only" units have a design flaw built in, that is if you expect them to last. I suspect they are all like the one I had, although I'm not going to purchase any more just to find out. The coil has little integral legs that allow it to set in place. But the coil is free to flop around. The 2 wires that supply power to the coil are directly attached to it, underneath in the base unit. They take a beating from the movement and break off. They are difficult to deal with as they can't be soldered, they are connected with 1/4" fast-ons. The only way I got 12 years out of that unit was by repairing those wires more times than I can count, usually right in the middle of preparing food, not the most pleasant experience when your belly is rumbling. This unit may have the same system, but the glass top keeps the coil from flopping about and your pans sit on the glass, avoiding the constant moving of the coil, so this *should* work better. Time will tell.Every time I cook now I am thrilled with this unit. I'll never go back to "el cheapo" and neither should you.

This is a game changer I have cooked many meals on this it heats up even faster that my full size gas stove top very reliable product.